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"The basic purpose of Yijinjing is to turn flaccid and frail sinews and tendons into strong and sturdy ones. The movements of Yijinjing are at once vigorous and gentle. Their performance calls for a unity of will and strength, i.e. using ones will to direct the exertion of muscular strength. It is coordinated with breathing. Better muscles and tendons means better health and shape, more resistance, flexibility, endurance, and is obtained as follows:
- postures influences the static and nervous structure of the body
- stretching muscles and sinews affects organs, joints, meridians and Qi
- torsion affects metabolism and Jing production
- breathing produce more and better refined Qi
- active working gives back balance and strength to body and mind (brain, nervous system and spirit).
The Yì Jin Jing (Chinese: ???; Wade-Giles: I Chin Ching; literally "Muscle/Tendon Change Classic") is a qìgong manual most notable as the source of the attribution of Shaolin Kung Fu to Bodhidharma, though this has been doubted by several martial arts historians.
Pan Wei was a devoted student and practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, and his treatise in the form of- a preface reflects his vast knowledge of this subject. It is common knowledge that within the works of Lao-Zu, Chuang Zu, and even Mencius, many references are made to the ancients practicing various forms of breathing exercises. Pan Wei says that he had consulted various medical treatises; however, he did not mention that any had been an Indian work translated into Chinese, nor did he mention that Bodhidharma was the source. Indeed, Pan Wei suggests the exercises are more Chinese and Taoistic in origin than Indian and Buddhistic.
Classic Chinese authors tend to insist on the ancient lineage of this practice, but there is no evidence of the connections to Shaolin systems or to a specific routine. Number of exercises tends to change, 18 should be the correct one (according to the 18 Lou Han), but can vary from 10 to 24, to 30" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%AC_...
The basic purpose of Yijin Jing is to turn flaccid and frail sinews and tendons into strong and sturdy ones. The movements of Yijin Jing are at once vigorous and gentle. Their performance calls for a unity of will and strength, i.e. using one's will to direct the exertion of muscular strength. It is coordinated with breathing. Better muscles and tendons means better health and shape, more resistance, flexibility, and endurance. It is obtained as follows:
Some classic recurring points of Yijin Jing can be described as follows:
- postures influences the static and nervous structure of the body
- stretching muscles and sinews affects organs, joints, meridians and Qi
- torsion affects metabolism and Jing production
- breathing produce more and better refined Qi
- active working gives back balance and strength to body and mind (brain, nervous system and spirit).
The Yì Jin Jing (Chinese: ???; Wade-Giles: I Chin Ching; literally "Muscle/Tendon Change Classic") is a qìgong manual most notable as the source of the attribution of Shaolin Kung Fu to Bodhidharma, though this has been doubted by several martial arts historians.
Pan Wei was a devoted student and practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, and his treatise in the form of- a preface reflects his vast knowledge of this subject. It is common knowledge that within the works of Lao-Zu, Chuang Zu, and even Mencius, many references are made to the ancients practicing various forms of breathing exercises. Pan Wei says that he had consulted various medical treatises; however, he did not mention that any had been an Indian work translated into Chinese, nor did he mention that Bodhidharma was the source. Indeed, Pan Wei suggests the exercises are more Chinese and Taoistic in origin than Indian and Buddhistic.
Classic Chinese authors tend to insist on the ancient lineage of this practice, but there is no evidence of the connections to Shaolin systems or to a specific routine. Number of exercises tends to change, 18 should be the correct one (according to the 18 Lou Han), but can vary from 10 to 24, to 30" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%AC_...
Purposes of Yijin Jing
The basic purpose of Yijin Jing is to turn flaccid and frail sinews and tendons into strong and sturdy ones. The movements of Yijin Jing are at once vigorous and gentle. Their performance calls for a unity of will and strength, i.e. using one's will to direct the exertion of muscular strength. It is coordinated with breathing. Better muscles and tendons means better health and shape, more resistance, flexibility, and endurance. It is obtained as follows:
- postures influence the static and nervous structure of the body
- stretching muscles and sinews affects organs, joints, meridians and Qi
- torsion affects metabolism and Jing production
- breathing produces more and better refined Qi
- active working gives back balance and strength to body and mind (brain, nervous system and spirit).
Some classic recurring points of Yijin Jing can be described as follows:
- Most of the movements use open palms, fists are used only for stretching the tendons.
- The names of exercises change, but often the basic idea of movement remains the same. I.e. Wei Tuo greets and offers something (Nanjing Ac. of Tuina); Wei Tuo offers gifts to the sky (Liu Dong); General Skanda holds the Cudgel (Zong Wu-Li Mao).
- Movements are done standing, sometimes bending forward, but never lying or sitting.
- Eyes are always open, never closed.
- Movements are slow but full and tensed, face and body shows relaxed attitude.
- All directions of the upper body section (especially shoulders) are active and moved.
- Dynamic tension rules the moves.
- All parts of the body work together.
- There are different ways of practicing the same Yijinjing form, according to the basic rules, to the body shape, to the time of practice and to the general health conditions.
- The first year of training gives back physical and mental vitality.
- The second year enhances blood circulation and nurtures meridians.
- The third year allows flexibility to muscles and nurtures the organs.
- The fourth year improves meridians and nurtures viscera.
- The fifth year washes the marrow and nurtures the brain.
- Quietness
- Like lake water reflects the moon, a calm spirit allows energy to move inside the body.
- Slowness
- In order to use and flex muscles deeply, to get maximum extension and move Qi and Xue, slow movements are required.
- Extension
- Each movement must be brought to the maximum.
- Pause
- Efficacy comes through waiting and keeping tension for a longer time.
- Flexibility
- Limbs and trunk must be extended so that blood and energy can circulate, so we have flexibility.
How Sherlock Holmes' Robert Downey Jr. trained up (and down) to become Hollywood's top action hero - Men's Fitness
Robert Downey Jr. hadn’t played an action hero before 2008’s Iron Man, and while he wasn’t out of shape, he didn’t have the heroic build needed to portray Tony Stark. “He was skinny,” says Brad Bose, Ph.D., Downey’s personal trainer. “He weighed about 150 pounds, but he was big into Wing Chun, which kept him in shape.”
To prepare Downey for his role, Bose prescribed a periodization program, alternating periods of heavy weight/low reps with lighter weight/high reps. Downey trained at least four days every week, with sessions lasting anywhere from 40 to 90 minutes. Bose varied the length of every training session to keep the actor on his toes.
“He couldn’t say, ‘OK, I know I can conserve a little energy because we’re two exercises from the end,’” Bose says. “He never knew what was coming, so he had to work hard all the time.”
Bose also placed the prospective Iron Man on a strict, clean, calorie-dense diet. “He ate every three hours,” he says. “We kept him on a 30/30/40 split: 30% protein, 30% fat, and 40% carbohydrates. He was taking in more than 5,000 calories a day for nine months. If you don’t eat that much, your body won’t accept the weight.”
Stylistically, Bose wanted to build Downey into a character who looked capable of going toe-to-toe with fighter jets and terrorists. “Our goal was to get him as big as we could, but we also wanted to make sure he had some kind of six-pack,” Bose says. “We really focused on the old-school heavy lifting. Military presses, dips, and bench presses. Keep him ripped but maintain the muscle mass.” The muscle Downey built wasn’t just for show either. By the end of his training and 25 pounds of lean muscle later, he’d doubled his bench press, and nearly tripled his shoulder press.
So what did he do after reaching this peak? He promptly dropped the mass and went back to 153 pounds to film Sherlock Holmes.
Kung Fu Fighting
Robert Downey Jr. incorporates Wing Chun into his everyday life—including his films.
“Robert's focus is night and day from when we first began,” says LA Wing Chun
Academy founder Eric Oram, who has been training Robert Downey Jr. since 2003. “This shotgun mind of his channeled it into a single point of focus and turned it into a laser,” he adds, regarding the concept-based Chinese martial art and form of self-defense that utilizes both striking and grappling while specializing in close-range combat. “The training demands it. During an exchange, if your brain is anywhere else, I’m gonna get ya. If the mind strays, gotcha. Stop to pat yourself on the back?
Thinking about your taxes? Gotcha.”
Made famous by Bruce Lee, Wing Chun is having a moment, thanks to the amazing fight choreography in Sherlock and Iron Man. “Film fight choreography has its own demands,” Oram says. “It’s focus, control, timing, and lots of repetition. It’s remembering where you are every step of the way in telling a story and yet playing it as if it’s happening for the first time live. There’s an art to that, and Robert works very, very hard in that process. I’ve fight doubled him for minor stuff , like pick-up shots, but Robert does all his own stuff when it comes to fights. When the camera’s on him, it’s really him doing it.”
Robert Downey Jr. hadn’t played an action hero before 2008’s Iron Man, and while he wasn’t out of shape, he didn’t have the heroic build needed to portray Tony Stark. “He was skinny,” says Brad Bose, Ph.D., Downey’s personal trainer. “He weighed about 150 pounds, but he was big into Wing Chun, which kept him in shape.”
“He couldn’t say, ‘OK, I know I can conserve a little energy because we’re two exercises from the end,’” Bose says. “He never knew what was coming, so he had to work hard all the time.”
Bose also placed the prospective Iron Man on a strict, clean, calorie-dense diet. “He ate every three hours,” he says. “We kept him on a 30/30/40 split: 30% protein, 30% fat, and 40% carbohydrates. He was taking in more than 5,000 calories a day for nine months. If you don’t eat that much, your body won’t accept the weight.”
Stylistically, Bose wanted to build Downey into a character who looked capable of going toe-to-toe with fighter jets and terrorists. “Our goal was to get him as big as we could, but we also wanted to make sure he had some kind of six-pack,” Bose says. “We really focused on the old-school heavy lifting. Military presses, dips, and bench presses. Keep him ripped but maintain the muscle mass.” The muscle Downey built wasn’t just for show either. By the end of his training and 25 pounds of lean muscle later, he’d doubled his bench press, and nearly tripled his shoulder press.
So what did he do after reaching this peak? He promptly dropped the mass and went back to 153 pounds to film Sherlock Holmes.
Kung Fu Fighting
Robert Downey Jr. incorporates Wing Chun into his everyday life—including his films.
“Robert's focus is night and day from when we first began,” says LA Wing Chun
Academy founder Eric Oram, who has been training Robert Downey Jr. since 2003. “This shotgun mind of his channeled it into a single point of focus and turned it into a laser,” he adds, regarding the concept-based Chinese martial art and form of self-defense that utilizes both striking and grappling while specializing in close-range combat. “The training demands it. During an exchange, if your brain is anywhere else, I’m gonna get ya. If the mind strays, gotcha. Stop to pat yourself on the back?
Thinking about your taxes? Gotcha.”
Made famous by Bruce Lee, Wing Chun is having a moment, thanks to the amazing fight choreography in Sherlock and Iron Man. “Film fight choreography has its own demands,” Oram says. “It’s focus, control, timing, and lots of repetition. It’s remembering where you are every step of the way in telling a story and yet playing it as if it’s happening for the first time live. There’s an art to that, and Robert works very, very hard in that process. I’ve fight doubled him for minor stuff , like pick-up shots, but Robert does all his own stuff when it comes to fights. When the camera’s on him, it’s really him doing it.”
Monday, 27 May 2013
Is it safe to goto the gym after taking Viagra? - Yahoo! Answers
(self-serving) Answer - Chosen by Voters
Vigorous exercise tends to clear Viagra from the system rapidly so it is seldom a problem.
Source(s): GP for more years than I care to remember
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- Report Abuse
- Harmonica17 3 weeks ago
Stiff Competition: Are NFL Players Using Viagra to Boost Playing Performance? - Forbes
You’re an NFL player, looking for that extra edge, so what do you do? Get some extra rest, do a few more reps in the gym, chug another sports drink? Maybe all you need is to pop a pill or two. You know, the little blue pill.
But wait — you’re looking for a boost on the football field, not in the bedroom, right? Doesn’t matter. Viagra could help you in both areas. At least that is what Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall suggested on Wednesday, saying he has heard of players using Viagra in order to gain an edge on the playing field.
The obvious jokes are there: How do you expect the world’s premier athletes to perform at the highest level when they have a raging stiffy? But there is no punch line to what Marshall is saying.
The combination of the little blue pill and athletics is not a new theory. A 2008 New York Times story broke down the possible advantages to athletes taking Viagra. In essence, the little blue pill improves the transportation of oxygenated blood around the body, which athletes could really benefit from as they are moving around constantly. It’s why you’ll often see football players using oxygen masks while resting on the bench.
Many suspensions have been handed out to NFL players because of the use of amphetamines, including the ADHD drug Adderall. Since the start of last season, more than 10 players have publicly blamed Adderall for failed drug tests. But as of right now, there are no rules within the league’s strict drug-abuse guidelines that say you can’t use bedroom pills like Viagra. You better believe, though, that this will be discussed among league officials very soon.
As if Viagra wasn’t under enough pressure. Among all of this, Viagra actually has some, ahem, stiff competition. The NFL has a sponsorship deal with erectile dysfunction drug Levitra that is worth more than $5 million in rights fees. Media spending to promote Levitra during NFL broadcasts is expected to be in the tens of millions of dollars.
Some research has suggested that Viagra could help the body’s immune system fight cancer because the drug “wakes up” the immune system. This was the conclusion of a test with mice that were genetically engineered to develop melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The mice that were given Viagra in their drinking water lived twice as long as the untreated mice.
It is not known if the treated mice got raging stiffys. But there is certainty that this won’t happen to football players if they are in fact using Viagra to get a boost on the field. According to the all-knowing site How Stuff Works, Viagra users will only get an erection if a man is sexually stimulated. Which is highly unlikely to happen during gameplay.
Playing the game is hard enough as it is.
Follow me on Twitter at @LanceMadden.
Stiff Competition: Are NFL Players Using Viagra to Boost Playing Performance? - Forbes
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Can the little blue pill really help football players on the field?
But wait — you’re looking for a boost on the football field, not in the bedroom, right? Doesn’t matter. Viagra could help you in both areas. At least that is what Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall suggested on Wednesday, saying he has heard of players using Viagra in order to gain an edge on the playing field.
The obvious jokes are there: How do you expect the world’s premier athletes to perform at the highest level when they have a raging stiffy? But there is no punch line to what Marshall is saying.
Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice dismissed Marshall’s remarks, but there might be some validity to Marshall’s words. It shines light on last year’s arrest of Oakland Raiders receiver Louis Murphy for possession of a drug without a valid prescription. He was carrying a “nonlabeled prescription bottle containing 11 individual pills later identified as Viagra.” Could it possibly have been for playing performance?“I’ve heard crazy stories,” Marshall told the Chicago Sun Times. “I’ve heard of guys using Viagra, seriously, because the blood, it’s supposed to thin. I don’t know. Some crazy stuff. It’s kind of scary with some of these chemicals that are in some of these things, so you have to be careful.”
The combination of the little blue pill and athletics is not a new theory. A 2008 New York Times story broke down the possible advantages to athletes taking Viagra. In essence, the little blue pill improves the transportation of oxygenated blood around the body, which athletes could really benefit from as they are moving around constantly. It’s why you’ll often see football players using oxygen masks while resting on the bench.
Many suspensions have been handed out to NFL players because of the use of amphetamines, including the ADHD drug Adderall. Since the start of last season, more than 10 players have publicly blamed Adderall for failed drug tests. But as of right now, there are no rules within the league’s strict drug-abuse guidelines that say you can’t use bedroom pills like Viagra. You better believe, though, that this will be discussed among league officials very soon.
As if Viagra wasn’t under enough pressure. Among all of this, Viagra actually has some, ahem, stiff competition. The NFL has a sponsorship deal with erectile dysfunction drug Levitra that is worth more than $5 million in rights fees. Media spending to promote Levitra during NFL broadcasts is expected to be in the tens of millions of dollars.
Some research has suggested that Viagra could help the body’s immune system fight cancer because the drug “wakes up” the immune system. This was the conclusion of a test with mice that were genetically engineered to develop melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The mice that were given Viagra in their drinking water lived twice as long as the untreated mice.
It is not known if the treated mice got raging stiffys. But there is certainty that this won’t happen to football players if they are in fact using Viagra to get a boost on the field. According to the all-knowing site How Stuff Works, Viagra users will only get an erection if a man is sexually stimulated. Which is highly unlikely to happen during gameplay.
Playing the game is hard enough as it is.
Follow me on Twitter at @LanceMadden.
Source: Roger Clemens, host of athletes pop Viagra to help onfield performance - NY Daily News
He told little white lies ... and he took little blue pills.
Roger Clemens, whose claims he never took steroids are under federal investigation, has apparently discovered the benefits of another performance-enhancing drug sweeping the sports world - Viagra.
Clemens stashed the clearly marked, diamond-shaped pills in a GNC vitamin bottle in his locker at Yankee Stadium, according to a source familiar with the clubhouse, perhaps keeping the drug undercover to avoid the inevitable wisecracks about all the girlfriends he needed to please.
Clemens wasn't alone. The pitcher, who is believed to have scored the drug from a teammate, joined the burgeoning number of athletes who have turned Vitamin V and its over-the-counter substitutes into one of the hottest drugs in locker rooms.
The drug is so widely used for off-label purposes that it has drawn the attention of anti-doping officials and law-enforcement agencies in the United States and beyond.
"All my athletes took it," BALCO founder Victor Conte, whose acolytes included Jason Giambi, Barry Bonds and Marion Jones, said of an over-the-counter supplement he claimed mimicked the effects of Viagra.
"It's bigger than creatine. It's the biggest product in nutritional supplements."
Among the off-label uses for Viagra, which first went on the market in 1998, it:
The wildly popular lifestyle drug is legal and not banned by Major League Baseball or other leagues. Clemens violated no drug-testing rules by using the drug.
Clemens' lawyer Rusty Hardin did not return a call for comment.
Clemens told at least one friend the drug made him feel flushed and caused his heart to race.
All too aware of the Viagra trend, the World Anti-Doping Agency is funding a new study to determine if Viagra can be used to cheat in sports competition.
Researchers at the University of Miami, Tufts University and Marywood University in Scranton, Pa., are trying to determine if Viagra - officially known as sildenafil citrate - aids training and improves performance.
Anecdotal evidence suggests it does.
Cycling, a sport long tainted by doping, has suffered its own Viagra scandal.
Last month at the Giro d'Italia, Italy's biggest bike race, pro cyclist Andrea Moletta was suspended after the national police searched his father's car and found 82 Viagra pills and a syringe.
Barry Bonds used Viagra to counteract sexual dysfunction, a side-effect of steroid use, his then-girlfriend, Kimberly Bell, told Playboy. Bonds tried Viagra several times but didn't like it because it affected his vision and stuffed up his nose, Bell said.
In March of this year, NFL draft prospect Heath Benedict of Florida was found dead at his home. A local medical examiner's report described the suspicious circumstances of the death, including a syringe and needle found nearby and bottles that were labeled "L-Dex" and "L-Via" - which the report interpreted as anabolic steroids and liquid Viagra.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/source-roger-clemens-host-athletes-pop-viagra-onfield-performance-article-1.171270#ixzz2UXrRgIQa
By Teri Thompson , Christian Red , Michael O'keeffe AND Nathaniel Vinton /
Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 11:27 AM
Play on, playa! According to a source, Roger Clemens kept a stash of Viagra in his locker at Yankee Stadium. Many athletes use the male enhancement product to give them a boost - on the playing field.
He told little white lies ... and he took little blue pills.
Roger Clemens, whose claims he never took steroids are under federal investigation, has apparently discovered the benefits of another performance-enhancing drug sweeping the sports world - Viagra.
Clemens stashed the clearly marked, diamond-shaped pills in a GNC vitamin bottle in his locker at Yankee Stadium, according to a source familiar with the clubhouse, perhaps keeping the drug undercover to avoid the inevitable wisecracks about all the girlfriends he needed to please.
Clemens wasn't alone. The pitcher, who is believed to have scored the drug from a teammate, joined the burgeoning number of athletes who have turned Vitamin V and its over-the-counter substitutes into one of the hottest drugs in locker rooms.
The drug is so widely used for off-label purposes that it has drawn the attention of anti-doping officials and law-enforcement agencies in the United States and beyond.
"All my athletes took it," BALCO founder Victor Conte, whose acolytes included Jason Giambi, Barry Bonds and Marion Jones, said of an over-the-counter supplement he claimed mimicked the effects of Viagra.
"It's bigger than creatine. It's the biggest product in nutritional supplements."
Among the off-label uses for Viagra, which first went on the market in 1998, it:
- Helps build endurance, especially for athletes who compete at high altitudes
- Delivers oxygen, nutrients and performance-enhancing drugs to muscles more efficiently
- Counteracts the impotence that can be a side-effect of testosterone injections
The wildly popular lifestyle drug is legal and not banned by Major League Baseball or other leagues. Clemens violated no drug-testing rules by using the drug.
Clemens' lawyer Rusty Hardin did not return a call for comment.
Clemens told at least one friend the drug made him feel flushed and caused his heart to race.
All too aware of the Viagra trend, the World Anti-Doping Agency is funding a new study to determine if Viagra can be used to cheat in sports competition.
Researchers at the University of Miami, Tufts University and Marywood University in Scranton, Pa., are trying to determine if Viagra - officially known as sildenafil citrate - aids training and improves performance.
Anecdotal evidence suggests it does.
Cycling, a sport long tainted by doping, has suffered its own Viagra scandal.
Last month at the Giro d'Italia, Italy's biggest bike race, pro cyclist Andrea Moletta was suspended after the national police searched his father's car and found 82 Viagra pills and a syringe.
Barry Bonds used Viagra to counteract sexual dysfunction, a side-effect of steroid use, his then-girlfriend, Kimberly Bell, told Playboy. Bonds tried Viagra several times but didn't like it because it affected his vision and stuffed up his nose, Bell said.
In March of this year, NFL draft prospect Heath Benedict of Florida was found dead at his home. A local medical examiner's report described the suspicious circumstances of the death, including a syringe and needle found nearby and bottles that were labeled "L-Dex" and "L-Via" - which the report interpreted as anabolic steroids and liquid Viagra.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/source-roger-clemens-host-athletes-pop-viagra-onfield-performance-article-1.171270#ixzz2UXrRgIQa
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